Christina Aguilera mangles national anthem at Super Bowl XLV

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Pop singer Christina Aguilera mangled some parts of the Star-Spangled Banner when she sang the national anthem prior to Super Bowl XLV.

Aguilera, with her long blonde hair falling onto a black suit, took nearly two minutes to sing the song before the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers kicked off.

Via the AP, here is a look at one mistake:

She should have sung: "O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming:

She sang (repeating a line from earlier in the song): "What so proudly we watched at the twilight's last gleaming"

Update, 11:25 p.m. ET: Aguilera talked about the performance to the AP. She said, "I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem still came through."

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